"Rough with the Smooth" is a 1995 song by British singer Shara Nelson, released as the first single from her second solo album, Friendly Fire. It peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Rough with the Smooth"
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album Friendly Fire
Released	4 September 1995
Label	Cooltempo Records
Songwriter(s)	Ashley Beedle, Shara Nelson, Marc Woolford
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"'Nobody'" (1994) "Rough with the Smooth" (1995) "'I Fell (So You Could Catch Me)'" (1996)
Shara Nelson - Rough with the Smooth (1995) (0:30) Problems playing this file? See media help.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Many so-called "dance divas" pretend they can sing; Shara is for real. Mixing her smooth vocals with the fairly rough backing, composition and arrangement are almost restyled Bacharach/David."[1]

Track listing

UK CD Single #7243 8 82424 2 4

1. "Rough with the Smooth" (7" Edit) 3:51
2. "Rough with the Smooth" (Street Level Mix) 4:48
3. "Rough with the Smooth" (Extended Album Mix) 5:26
4. "Rough with the Smooth" (Long Island Expressway Mix) 8:22
5. "Rough with the Smooth" (Franktified Dub) 7:54
6. "Rough with the Smooth" (Saturday Night At The Glasshouse Mix) 4:56

Charts

References

External links

• Shara Nelson at AllMusic